Buffalo Nickle With No Date. Please Explain

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Vegas107 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 11:23 am Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 11:30 am What needs explaining? Report this Post to the Staff
Vegas107 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 11:39 am Is this an error without a date on it? Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24148 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 12:03 pm No, the date is raised so it wears off, very common. If you want to try and restore it, try this.... https://www.amazon.com/Nic-A-Lene-N...E/ref=sr_1_1 Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 12:24 pm Looks like the remnants of a mint mark also. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15389 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 12:25 pm Quote: Is this an error without a date on it? As Bobby says - no. It's quite common to find a well circulated Buffalo nickel without a date. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7613 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 1:38 pm If you wanna save some money you can "restore" the date by soaking the coin in vinegar. It takes longer, but it works. Plenty of dateless nickel topics here on the forum mention the process. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73657 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 10:12 pm I agree with Bobby. Circulation wear can wear the date off. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
TinyRetreat Valued Member United States 345 Posts	Posted 01/05/2025 04:03 am Now that nickel got "used" ... wonder where it's been :) Report this Post to the Staff
Maine Member Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 01/06/2025 07:57 am I release dateless Buffalo nickels into the wild periodically, kind of to spark some interest In this fun hobby. As stated above, the date is on a raised platform, causing the date to be the first thing to go. I still have several dozen left, waiting their turn. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94765 Posts	Posted 01/06/2025 08:51 am The thing is here that on these Nickels the date was not recessed below the rim and therefore was one of the first thing to wear down. Notice on the reverse the 'Five Cents' was lower than the rim and was not worn off completely, just was starting to wear as the rim word down with it. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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